January 30, 2008 a favorite thing

As I bravely awoke this moring to another cold moring, I wrapped my blanked around my self and reached for my scriptures and they are soft and worn. They are the scriptures that my parents gave to me for Seminary Gradudation. They are the scriptures that traveled all over Japan trying to speak a language and teach the Gospel to anyone who was ready toe hear about the Gospel of Jesus Chrits. They are the ones that have spent time on a shelf all alone uponed during my rebellion. As I looked at them I see the wear and tear I see the love I see the furustration of trying to understand the word of God. There are times I think let's retire this copy to the shelf and buy a new copy with bright and unassualted clean white pages just waiting to be read, then I open those loved pages with my notes of learing all through college and all the learing on my Mission and I know these are my Scriptures and I would not trade them in for the newest and brightest. After offering a prayer to help me understand and learn during my scripture study I opened to Jacob 4. As I read the heading " All the prophets worshipped the Father in the name of Christ- Abraham's offering of Isaac was in similitude of God and his Only Begotten -Men should reconcile themselves to God throught the atonement -The Jews shall reject to foundation stone". I thought how wonderful in this season of our Church shortly call a new Prophet and just in times of old it holds true "Prophest worship the Father in the name of Christ. This just reassured to me the truth of the scriptures and the truth of the Church. One verse ok a bunch but this one imparticular struck my mind this moring.
Jacob 4:10

"Wherefore, brethren, seek not ot counsel the Lord, but to take cousel from his hand. For behold ye yourselves know that he couseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works".

I often find my self in prayer counseling the Lord on what I would like to happen, or laying out to him all the pros and cons of a choice and trying to presuade the Lord that the pros are better and what I truly want and if he would only let me have it how happy I would be. I think back through the years and wonder if the Lord had given me all that I had asked for and wanted would I be where I am today, what experiences and invaluable lessons that I have learned would I have missed(some good some not so good). Would I be who I am today, or just a watered down version. So after my reading I had to pray again for forgiveness and ask for the help to do those things the the Lord knows is best for me and my life. This week I am truly grateful for the Scriptures and the blessing I have to take time and become educated from them and know what the Lord would have me do.

January 29, 2008

Aint goin down till the sun comes up!!!!

Yes, Garth Brooks was wonderful. I was so excited to finally have an event happen that is on the what to do before I die list. I know a bit morbid but as the new movie out is titled "Bucket List" my list is things to do before I die. Joe and I spent the weekend in LA celebrating his birthday on the 27 Jan in Disneyland, celebrating a bit of my birthday 3 Feb early with Garth Brooks.

Disneyland on friday was so much fun, you see the weather was cool and a bit drizzly for 3 hours we walked onto EVERY ride, the longest wait was NEMO for 10 minutes, we both had a fun time, one sad note is the ride Small World is closed for construction until November 2008.

Here are some pictures of the concert, although I'm sure it will be on TV again at some point.

This was the sign in the Sky that came on about 1/2 hour prior to the concet just in case those in attendance were unsure of who they were going to see that afternoon. What I like is all it is a "G" no name but to any true country fan they know who the concert is going to be all about. We went to the 1:00 pm show on Saturday, I owrried that it would not feel like a concert or that it would not be as long or as good due to it was an afternoon show. Let me tell you when they pull the darkout curtains in the portholes you have no idea what time it is and the concert was Awesome!

Yeah!!!!! I think this is what he is saying. I 'm not sure but all the songs were wonderful. I thought and thought is there one I don't want to hear, and the answer is no, all his music is very good and scarry thing I know most of the words I was singing and dancing along with the whole stadium. I thing Joe was the only one there who did not sing along or have the best time, but he went because he know how much I wanted to see Garth. I love that man of mine.

Yes, the one of the highlights was Trish and Garth both sang a few songs together. It was like two concerts for the price on one!!!! Again I had the best time. Thank you Rain(my name for JOE) for taking me.

January 22, 2008

Whew we made it through the 3 day weekend here in Vegas.

Friday night Joe and I went to a birthday party at the Country Dance Hall. We had a fabulous time dancing line dances, we are going to have to work on swing and two-step, luckily this joint has free dance lessons on Wednesday nights from 7-9pm "Yee-haw" we have a new activity in the middle of the week, a mid week date. We came home at the reasonable hour of 10pm, honestly I get very cranky after 930pm any more. Also I wanted to get a good night sleep so when I was participating in our Caucus I had a clear head in making my decision on who to vote for. Now I understand this has no bearing on the actual vote in November but I feel very strong this year on our candidates for President and what they are saying. I only hope as I always to that whomever becomes President of our United States will actually have the power to speak to congress and make this Nation we live in a better place. Anyhow the Caucus took 2 hours ugh, Politics and speed do not go hand in hand. But my participation make me feel a bit better and Joe just wanted to be done. We headed to Costco for our 6 months of supply purchase, I am still trying to make him understand the importance of food storage, he still does not like keeping canned veggies and fruits under our bed. I just keep reminding him of the meals we have everyday come from this food storage and how lucky we are to be able to have a bit of food storage should anything happen we do not have to worry about where our next meal is going to come from. My plug for my new calling of "Provident Living" in the ward. Now if I could just get him to eat a casserole.

We had ward conference in Sunday, the members of the Stake actually filled the rooms and made us look like a real ward. Our ward was split a year ago and the major part of the members are in the other ward. The upside I counted 34 babies in Sunday School, there is something in the water out here. I got home just in time for the start of Football, yes we had hours and hours of football going in our home. I finally made Joe go in the other room for the second game so I could enjoy a few episodes of "Americas Next Top Model", I know they are reruns but this show is my time of sheer junk TV.

I awoke Monday and had the cleaning bug in my blood. Joe left to get a few things and I was a mad woman going from one room to the next trying to re-discover the object in our home under the layers of dust and crud. I have been on strike for 3 weeks actually I got myself another craft project going and when that happens all falls by the way side. I loaded up the CD player with my favorite CD's and turned the volume just below the annoying neighbors line and went to town. I have to say I have a very diverse flavor of music. I think this comes from the "Record Nights" my Dad would do. He would let us pick songs off of his Record collection and we would have a fun night of music. Everything from Sunrise Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof to the Devil went down to Georgia from the Charlie Daniels Band. I have to say I got alot done on Monday Morning. I was just cleaning the mirrors in the Bathroom when Reba's Song "My Sister My Friend" came on next thing I knew Joe was right beside me with a Kleenex. I looked at him and wondered what he was doing there, he said "isn't this the song that makes you cry" I said only sometimes trying to be brave, he left the Kleenex on the counter and left, and yes I used the tissue.

Well our day ended with a fun movie 27 dresses, it is fun and very predictable, but good time.

Now on to this week only 4 days till GARTH!!!!!!!!!!!

January 17, 2008

Finally!!!! I found the the 4x6 card I have put my blogging information on. I am new to this and need to have reminder cards for everything computer lately. Well will all the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in the past things are settling down for Joe and I. We spent Thanksgiving in Albuquerque with his family, it was a quiet day. We had all the wonderful food and fun time spent with each other. Joe and I got up at 3:30am on Friday morning to do the shopping thing.

Ok, we only shopped for one thing a Mixmaster for me. They were on sale at Mervyns, we walked in purchased and went home back to bed. To say the least I love my Mixmaster and it looks so good on my counter.

Christmas was spent with my family in Salt Lake, this year there was snow and everything. I was so excited to finally have a white Christmas. But I think the highlight was watching the kids open gifts on Christmas night, it made me remember the magic and excitement of Christmas.

We are back in Vegas, and it is COLD. Yesterday morning I was leaving and the wind was blowing so hard with the air smelling of the fresh snow in the mountains. The cold was the kind that hurts your eyes. You see we live close to the Mountains and it is cold in the winter time not 20 below or anything but 32-36 is cold with wind. I have read both Beth's and Jen's bloggs and Jen's has is 52 things to be thankful for. Each week to find an new thing or old thing to be thankful for. This has kept my brain busy for a few days. But as I was driving to work yesterday I was really thankful for my Car. I was Sitting a a stoplight listening to "Whoopie" in the mornings, she always makes my day bright, with the heater going a a tank of gas that has lasted so long I am surprised, and the wind whipping the outside of the car making is rock. You see I work about 20 miles from home and I would not like to have to ride a bike or depend on the bus system that seems to only exist in spurts here on these days. The miracle of the car is in about 2 months I am going to trade the switch from heat to cool and my car will gladly abide in this request. I am sooooo thankful for my car.